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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1924
Page
1
Pomeroy Bend Chamber of Commerce calls for renewed talks between United Mine Workers and coal operators after a failed 1914 style conference. It decries monopolies in control of coal and labor, urges a public restart of negotiations to end months of idleness and economic stagnation.
Ruth Malcomson of West Philadelphia chosen as Miss America in Atlantic City. At 18, she measures 5 feet 6 inches, violet eyes, 132 pounds, long golden brown curls, and credits her mother for beauty training. She seeks no stage career yet hopes for motion pictures.
Judge John R. Caverly rules Nathan F. Lee Jr and Richard A. Loeb will serve life in Joliet for murder and kidnapping. Pleas of guilty cited mental twist but court finds no mitigating insanity. Ninety-nine year terms added for kidnapping. Parole discretionary and unlikely for such crimes.
In Honolulu on September 10 Governor Farrington ordered a National Guard Infantry company and two machine gun squads to Kaneohe Island to quell a strike riot.
Ruth Malcomson of Philadelphia presents ten guidance rules for beauty and health. Emphasizes rising early exercising outdoors, wholesome meals, abstaining from alcohol and smoking, and regular sleep for a peaceful, uninterrupted rest.
Mrs. Frank Neutzling sixty five?45 died in the Meigs County jail from a stroke while confined for overindulgence in intoxicants and drugs. She had been lively moments before and is described as a once vivacious Irish woman, widow of Art Dennis's daughter Ella, leaving a husband and one son.
The August Breitenstein tract in the southern part of Martins Ferry near the Bridgeport boundary and across the Ohio river from Wheeling Island has been sold to a group of Wheeling and local men who will divide the land into 250 lots. The same tract was the site sought by United States Steel twenty years ago for a mill.
The making of plaster masks from living faces is supplanting photography and portrait painting in Vienna, signaling a new arrival of three dimensional likeness work in the city’s art scene.
Clergymen express varied views on defense day. Rev Dr Harris criticizes pre emptive war posture, arguing you cannot outlaw war while preparing for it. He compares it to policing burglary and asserts war readiness implies a contradiction.
Three magnificent flying machines soared above New York City skyscrapers at 3 20 p m daylight saving time yesterday, sailing home through the air.
Logan Ohio September 10 Judge Pettit overruled a motion to dissolve temporary restraining orders in three cases challenging school heating contracts. The court action forces readvertising for furnaces in Benton, Perry and Washington township high schools, delaying bids and installation. Temporary heating arrangements are expected to allow schools to open on schedule despite the delay.
Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb awaken to hear Judge Cavelry's decision, sleeping peacefully after a breakfast and a morning smile. Leopold reads and reflects on poetry as the courtroom verdict arrives.
A delegation from the Athens Retail Merchants Association urged the city council to extend parking on two blocks of Court street from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. The council pledged to review the request at the next meeting, noting prior enforcement concerns by local shopkeepers and out-of-town motorists. Also discussed were paving needs on Marietta Avenue and Handson Avenue, and starting paving on Van Vorhes street.
Four miles of brick highway on the Athens Marietta road east of Coolville are nearing completion with an anticipated finish before Christmas. Project Section A under Inter-county Highway 161 faced delays from contractor issues but recent supervision and material shipments aim to hasten progress.
The U S Army round the world fliers will stay in Washington for Defense Day activities and push off to Dayton on Thursday ahead of a Pacific dash. Weather and delays caused a late start with ships Chicago New Orleans and Boston grounded near Haloe Maryland. plans call for stops at St Louis Cheyenne Salt Lake City Sacramento en route to Seattle by September 20.
Notice warns the Athens Columbus highway segment from Nelsonxis to Togan will be resurfaced, traffic to shift by fall with detours in effect while work proceeds. State and county motor clubs receive service of the notice.
Twelve men at a Hocking Valley railroad shop in Marion engaged in an argument with J. Cavanaugh of Cincinnati a team worker who was struck on the head by a flying cup causing a scalp wound and minor injuries among the group.
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